What is the best strategy for advancing a progressive agenda during a Democratic administration?

[Douglas Carpenter]

2 votes, 0 passes | Time left: Unlimited
	Supporting the most progressive electable candidates and then supporting them in their decisions once elected and withholding or at least being highly restrained in any criticism
	0 (0%)
	Supporting the most progressive electable candidates while keeping up aggressive agitation for progressive causes once they are elected including criticizing office holders you supported when they seem to be diverging away from a progressive agenda.
	2 (100%)
	I know they may not be good for you – but I love those Cinnabon buns when they are fresh out of the oven – especially the chocolate ones while having a double shot Café Latte on the side.
	0 (0%)
	0 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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[LostOne4Ever]

1. How can anyone turn down freshly baked pastries? (nt)

[PeteSelman]

2. I would imagine choice number two.

But the reality is that it's probably impossible to get a progressive agenda at all, no matter what. You saw what happened in 2009. Big majorities in both houses, people clambering for real, meaningful change and we got more of the same corporate horseshit. Bending over backward to reach out to people that refused to vote for a single thing, even after they got major concessions.

Unless we get the money out, and there is little chance of that happening, we'll continue down this road to third world status.

[Douglas Carpenter]

3. Obviously there are a number of DU members who agree with #1 - I wish some of them would explain

their position. I for one would be very interesting in hearing their line of reasoning

[Warren DeMontague]

4. picking random fights with strangers on an internet message board.

I kid, I kid.

[JoePhilly]

5. You forgot ... "Speculate evil motives and then light hair on fire"

[Cali_Democrat]

6. LOL

[Douglas Carpenter]

7. again I would be interested in why you feel it is better to support the administration's decisions

with little or no criticism than it is to try to keep the pressure up. Is this how you believe democracy works?

Do you believe that Roosevelt was going to pass the New Deal reforms anyway and Kennedy and LBJ were going to pass the civil rights and Great Society legislation anyway - with or without pressure from agitation?